CNN
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The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby.
Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun.
The incident, described by a Ukrainian official who asked for some details to be withheld to protect the identity of the unit, is part of a pattern of apparent executions, seemingly increasing in pace this year.
Ukrainian defense intelligence sources have given CNN a list of 15 cases since November, most supported by drone video or audio intercepts, in which they say surrendering Ukrainian troops were killed by the Russians on the front lines, rather than being taken prisoner.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general told CNN his office was investigating 28 such incidents since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian servicemembers had died.
The footage from Pokrovsk region appears to reflect the relentlessly brutal tactics of the Russian military as they continue to advance in Ukraine’s east.
by Khabooem
16 comments
Russian leadership = ISIS in suits
horrific. russia must and will pay.
Years from now, we’ll be watching these videos and photos on the History Channel, just like we’ll be watching videos and photos about the German Nazis.
Sickening. I hope they are brought to justice quickly.
These fuckers are so stupid… They are fighting the bravest soldiers on earth and they dissuade them to surrender by useless executions… Can’t wait for these criminals to be annihilated.
They simply are barbarians. And we (= The collective West) haven’t really understood that yet. We need to fully commit to stop them.
If it wasn’t clear until now… it’s not a war, it’s genocide.
russians = nazis
ruZZian animals. Fuck them all.
Even more war crimes committed on behalf of the Kremlin. Hopefully someone at the ICC nails these Russian soldiers/criminals in the future.
Those stories make me sick. When will someone act?!? We know ruzzians threats are hollow. Give them everyfuckingthing they need, bring them in Nato and fuck ruzzia.
Fyi, I know, I know about article 5 and blablabla.
Abhorrent animals.
Sadly, this is probably a tactic to try to delete Ukraine’s ability to fight by simply whittling their numbers. Instead this will embolden Ukrainian soldiers knowing now they have nothing to lose.
And people ask why Ukraine can’t just surrender and have peace. This and Butcha is why.
Idk if they’ve done it. But Ukranian Leadership needs to warn their troops if you surrender. The Russians will kill you anyway.
Takes a special kind of asshole to execute unarmed warriors who have just surrendered to you.
Russia is a nation of cowards.